Auditions: A Christmas Carol at Chino Community Theatre

Filed under: Auditions, Calendar — Administrator at 6:35 pm on Friday, September 12, 2008
October 12, 2008
10:00 amto2:00 pm

Chino Community Theatre will hold auditions for A Christmas Carol, directed by John Lynd, on October 12 from 10am to 2pm at the Seventh Street Theatre in Chino (13123 Seventh Street).

Contact the theater (909-590-1149) or John Lynd (909-917-0756) for more information.

Characters needed:

  • Ebenezer Scrooge—This is the story of his metamorphasis from Christmas Eve to Christmas day.
  • Bob Cratchit—Scrooge’s clerk.  A kind man with a family, he is instrumental in Scrooge’s change.
  • Fred—Scrooge’s nephew.  Kind and caring.
  • Two Solicitors—They enter Scrooge’s office to solicit money for the poor.
  • Jacob Marley—Former partner of Scrooge’s.  He died seven years ago.  Visits Scrooge to warn him of coming events.
  • Christmas Past—The angel of Christmas past.  She reminds Scrooge of his past encounters on Christmas day.
  • Young Boy Scrooge—The same Ebenezer Scrooge but many years ago.  Approximately 7-12 years old.
  • Little Fan—The older sister of Young Boy Scrooge.
  • Fezziwig—The owner of the business where Young Adult Scrooge is sent for an apprenticeship.  A fun loving man who dances with Mrs. Fezziwig.  
  • Mrs. Fezziwig—The wife of Fezziwig.
  • Young Adult Scrooge—Another Ebenezer Scrooge.  This time in his late teens.  Beau of Young Belle.
  • Young Belle—The girlfriend and fiancé of Young Adult Scrooge.  Late teens.
  • Christmas Present —The angel of Christmas present.  He shows Scrooge what Bob Cratchit’s family Christmas celebration and Fred’s Christmas party is like.
  • Mrs. Cratchit—Bob’s wife.
  • Peter, Martha, Belinda, Tiny Tim, and Jennifer Cratchit—The children of Bob Cratchit and his wife.  Various ages from 5 to teenage.  
  • Mary—Fred’s wife.
  • Friends of Fred and Mary.  They attend the Christmas day party at Fred’s house.
  • Christmas Future —Angel of Christmas yet to come.  Shows Scrooge what will happen in the years before him if current trends go unaltered.
  • Three Townspeople who knew Scrooge
  • Old Joe —Runs a pawn shop. Deals with laundress, charwoman and Mrs. Cobbler.
  • Mrs. Cobbler—Ebenezer Scrooge’s maid.  
  • Laundress—Along with the charwoman and Mrs. Cobbler, she ransacks Scrooge’s apartment after his death.  
  • Charwoman—Along with the laundress and Mrs. Cobbler, she ransacks Scrooge’s apartment after his death. 
  • Children and Townspeople—inhabitants of London who come in contact with Scrooge.